Balakot is famous for its land scape. its beauty, and history, It situated in Mansehra District of NWFP. in Balakot Tehsil many worth seeing places lies, Kaghan Valley is one of them. Naran, Shogran, Siri Paye, Lalazar are fastastic place to visit. A famous battle was fought here between the Sikh Army and Mujahideen in 1831. The Mujahideen leaders, Hazrat Syed Ahmed Shaheed and Hazrat Shah Ismail Shaheed lie buried here along with other martyrs.